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Nah dude. I live in Portland.
congrats, tbh... earned those two
Nah dude. I live in Portland.
A little gift for you Tlong, after this I'm hauling ass outa herr'
Still gotta get 2 more. It won't be easy. Need to stay focused and keep working.
congrats, tbh... earned those two
i know that but for some reason I thought you travelled for big games. Maybe thinking of a someone else ...
Will you be there for Game 3?
no hometown discount for dem Blazers.
Lamarcus gonna demand a max deal at least your owner is rich as ...
CrutchFans reporting that the mental midget Harden got into a heated argument with a reporter after his press conference because he didn't like the questions he was being asked....
You could tell he was irritated .. on the TNT coverage ...
I like Harden but his clutch gene has to be questioned. For all the Lebron took in teh playoffs and he had some stinlers he NEVER had a stretch like this.
I travel for Beavers football more than anything else. I do go to road games sometimes for the Blazers or Timbers, but not as often. Too busy at work to travel right now.
"Clutch gene" is a lame Skip Bayless invention, tbh..... the real issue is that Harden's game just doesn't translate to the playoffs regardless of what quarter it is or how much time is left in the game, and he's not much of a leader, either....
One of the questions that set him off was about his defense or lack thereof and he actually tried to deflect that to the team as a whole, saying "we need to get stops".... this guy just doesn't get it
I actually hate "clutch gene" but point still stands ... his last 3 playoff appearances he looks feeble. This after he destroyed the Spurs in the WCF."Clutch gene" is a lame Skip Bayless invention, tbh..... the real issue is that Harden's game just doesn't translate to the playoffs regardless of what quarter it is or how much time is left in the game, and he's not much of a leader, either....
One of the questions that set him off was about his defense or lack thereof and he actually tried to deflect that to the team as a whole, saying "we need to get stops".... this guy just doesn't get it
That defensive juggernaut video shows how much he truly cares. no he was not as bad in OKc but there he had Ibaka, Perkins and Sefolosha to hid his defense deficiencies."Clutch gene" is a lame Skip Bayless invention, tbh..... the real issue is that Harden's game just doesn't translate to the playoffs regardless of what quarter it is or how much time is left in the game, and he's not much of a leader, either....
One of the questions that set him off was about his defense or lack thereof and he actually tried to deflect that to the team as a whole, saying "we need to get stops".... this guy just doesn't get it
The fact they have to switch Lin on his "man" tells me all I need to know ...about harden's defense.
The Rockets are going to crumble and implode at probably a historical rate at the Rose Garden. Blazers are going to beat the out of them. I'm thinking a sweep.
lol rocketfans are going to be like faker s, bitter and salty after 1 season of mental midget who is only interested in gettin his own stats then overall objective...
Any team with Dwight Howard is ed. You guys lucked out when he opted to go to Houston instead of Dallas.
Someone bump the page about these guys being mentally weak. Nothing more ing satisfying than seeing chest-pounding bags like Harden and Howard have to walk off of the floor with their heads down. Mentally weak.
The Houston Rockets are like the party school you want to go to for college. It's going to be fun, you'll have some pretty awesome highlights, but when gets real you will wish you would've gone somewhere to get an actual education.
Two quotes from RealGM which perfectly sum up the complete "abilities" of Harden to play basketball.
its the emptiest 25 ppg you'll ever get, he actively tries to go for the foul rather than trying to make the shot, it may work at times but what about the times it doesnt work? ive seen the dude cost the rockets games because he tries to draw a foul rather than trying to get a good shot off, and that type of play does not translate into the playoffs when the refs will swallow their whistles more often, he plays zero defense, makes zero cuts to the basket, i dont see him set screens, i dont see him come off of screens, those last two is more bad coaching but some on the onus needs to be put on him for his lack of effort, when he doesnt have the ball his offense consists of standing 3 feet behind the 3 point line with his arms at his sides not in a ready position, his go to move is to ref bait and snap his head back, jump into traffic to draw a foul or extend his arms in the hope that some will reach in, the euro step and a step back jumper,
hes the type of dude that can average 25 in the nba but he would be garbage in a pick up game because his game is garbage, the guy averages more freethrow makes per game than he does field goals per game in both the playoffs and the regular season, thats insane, and proves the point that he plays for the foul rather than playing for the shot, i like the 6 assists per game in the regular season but it hasn't carried over in the playoffs, a star player raises his game in the post season, james harden has not done that as the star player of the rockets
You can also add that he has basically excluded the long 2 from his game to inflate his TS%. If you shoot only FT's (given you can convert 80% or more) at a high rate in addition with many 3's it really boosts your TS% although you ain't even a good pure shooter.Harden's whole game is predicated on free throws and 3 pointers. Well, in the playoffs, the refs aren't giving him the whistle on his flop-on-every-drive style of play, and the perimeter defense tightens up and doesn't give as many clean looks from long distance. The playoffs take away the two incredible strengths of his game.
In OKC, he was still mostly effective in the playoffs (the 2012 Finals notwithstanding) because KD and Westbrook got most of the defense's attention. In Houston, he is getting the #1 guy type of defensive treatment. And it's hurting Houston a lot.
And that's not even bringing up his defense, or lack thereof.
If Adams turns out to be the quality 7 footer that OKC has looked for since forever (he looks pretty impressive thus far) and if Lamb turns out to be a decent rotation player, that trade won't be nearly as lopsided as it once seemed. The Thunder also have the #21 pick in this year's draft as a result of that trade as well.
Harden is still going to be better than any of those guys, but his disappearing act on the most important stage is becoming a thing. And what good is being a superstar for 82 games if you become an ordinary player for games 83-86?
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